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Nell

  • 19941994
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
30K
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Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson in Nell (1994)
Drama
In a remote woodland cabin, a small-town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit-woman with many secrets.In a remote woodland cabin, a small-town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit-woman with many secrets.In a remote woodland cabin, a small-town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit-woman with many secrets.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
30K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Apted
  • Writers
    • Mark Handley(play "Idioglossia")
    • William Nicholson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jodie Foster
    • Liam Neeson
    • Natasha Richardson
  • Director
    • Michael Apted
  • Writers
    • Mark Handley(play "Idioglossia")
    • William Nicholson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jodie Foster
    • Liam Neeson
    • Natasha Richardson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Nell
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Jerome Lovell
    Natasha Richardson
    Natasha Richardson
    • Paula Olsen
    Richard Libertini
    Richard Libertini
    • Alexander Paley
    Nick Searcy
    Nick Searcy
    • Todd Peterson
    Robin Mullins
    Robin Mullins
    • Mary Peterson
    Jeremy Davies
    Jeremy Davies
    • Billy Fisher
    O'Neal Compton
    O'Neal Compton
    • Don Fontana
    Heather M. Bomba
    • Twin #1
    Marianne E. Bomba
    • Twin #2
    Sean Bridgers
    Sean Bridgers
    • Mike Ibarra
    Joe Inscoe
    Joe Inscoe
    • Judge
    Stephanie Dawn Wood
    • Ruthie Lovell
    Mary Lynn Riner
    • Janet Baring
    Lucile McIntyre
    • Sally
    Al Wiggins
    • Harry Goppel
    Beth Bostic
    • Jean Malinowski
    Rob Buren III
    • Stevie
    • Director
      • Michael Apted
    • Writers
      • Mark Handley(play "Idioglossia") (screenplay)
      • William Nicholson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      As part of her preparation for the role, Jodie Foster read the same books that François Truffaut read when he was prepping his similarly themed film The Wild Child (1970). Foster, being fluent in French, read them in their original language.
    • Goofs
      Near the end when Nell, Jerry and Paula are together at the hotel, Nell is seen sound asleep on the bed. She is lying on her left side away from the window. and towards the camera. When Jerry and Paula lie on the bed with arms round her a few minutes later, Nell is now lying on her right side towards the window and the camera She still is sound asleep. It is not very believable that she had changed which side she was lying on while she was so soundly asleep.
    • Quotes

      Jerry: [translating for Nell to the court] You have big things. You know big things. But you don't look into each other's eyes. And you're hungry for quietness.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Disclosure/Drop Zone/Nell/The Last Buffalo/Into the Deep/Immortal Beloved (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Crazy
      Written by Willie Nelson
      Performed by Patsy Cline
      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews101

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    9/10
    Very Interesting-A sleeper that I really liked.
    Having never seen this film before, I "stumbled" on to it this morning about 10 minutes after it started on A&E and was so mesmerized that I watched the whole movie, and really liked it! It is well acted (Jodie Foster is INCREDIBLE), as is Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson, and it's just an all around GOOD movie. I recommend it very highly, and stopped short of giving it a "10" because it didn't have one of those neat what-happened-to-her title-over endings, though the ending IS a good one.
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    • Mr Skoooooter
    • May 27, 2001

    FAQ15

    • Which little twin is which?
    • What is "Nell" about?
    • Is "Nell" based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 大地的女兒
    • Filming locations
      • Fontana Lake, North Carolina, USA(cabin, surrounding woods and adjacent lake)
    • Production companies
      • Egg Pictures
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,683,817
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $62,663
      • Dec 18, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $106,683,817
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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